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Electronic configuration and magnetic moment:

• In $[\text{Co}(\text{NH}_3)_5\text{Cl}]\text{Cl}_2$, cobalt is in $+3$ oxidation state: $\text{Co}^{3+} = [\text{Ar}]3d^6$.
• Because the coordination sphere contains predominantly strong-field ammine ($\text{NH}_3$) ligands, crystal field splitting energy $\Delta_o \gt P$ (pairing energy).
• All six $3d$ electrons pair up in the lower $t_{2g}$ orbitals: configuration is $t_{2g}^6 e_g^0$.
• Number of unpaired electrons $n = 0$.
• Spin-only magnetic moment $\mu = \sqrt{n(n+2)} = \sqrt{0(2)} = 0.0\text{ BM}$ (diamagnetic).

Determination of hybridization according to VBT:

• $\text{Co}^{3+}$ has ground-state configuration $3d^6 4s^0 4p^0 4d^0$.
• Under the strong ligand field of ammine ligands, the six $3d$ electrons pair up into three $3d$ orbitals ($t_{2g}^6$).
• This leaves two inner $(n-1)d$ orbitals vacant, along with one $4s$ and three $4p$ orbitals.
• These six orbitals undergo $d^2sp^3$ hybridization to accept six lone pairs of electrons from the five $\text{NH}_3$ ligands and one $\text{Cl}^-$ ligand.
• Therefore, the complex is an inner orbital octahedral complex with $d^2sp^3$ hybridization.

The coordination number of a central metal atom/ion in a complex is defined as the total number of ligand donor atoms directly bonded to the metal atom by coordinate bonds:

• There are five ammine ($\text{NH}_3$) ligands, each donating 1 electron pair (monodentate) $\rightarrow 5$ bonds.
• There is one chlorido ($\text{Cl}^-$) ligand donating 1 electron pair (monodentate) $\rightarrow 1$ bond.
• Total number of coordinate bonds formed with cobalt $= 5 + 1 = 6$.